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UNICEF - CHILD MARRIAGE IN INDIA -
Report-Analysis of Available Data 2012:
http://www.unicef.in/documents/childmarriage.pdf
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Legal Age of Marriage for Girls in
India - 18, but regularly flouted in regions where child marriage is common.
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Link to India Law: THE PROHIBITION
OF CHILD MARRIAGE ACT 2006
Human Services for Human Rights Photo
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October 12, 2012 - Letter from 4 UN Agencies (UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, UN Information Center) to India Minister of Women and Child Development: "More than 40% of the world's child marriages happen in India. In eight states of the country, more than half of young girls are married before the age of 18."......
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